NLP News

Students use a cheeseburger and a hockey team, among other metaphors for our information ecosystem, to understand news literacy concepts.

Get ready for 2022 by reviewing our news literacy takeaways from the past 12 months.

The News Literacy Project is hosting a free webinar series Understanding Misinformation and How to Talk to People Who Believe It.

Mike Webb, the News Literacy Project’s senior vice president of communications, discussed the dangers of misinformation as a guest on The Black Agenda Podcast.

In an interview with CapRadio’s Insight, John Silva, NLP’s senior director of professional learning, explained how to speak with loved ones about misinformation.

Don’t let misinformation spoil the holidays with your family. Use the PEP method and base conversations in patience, empathy and persistence.

Join us at a virtual edWebinar on Nov. 30 for an important conversation about disinformation on social media.

After a successful launch in October 2020, NLP is expanding its News Literacy Ambassador Program, extending our reach and strengthening our progress toward embedding news literacy in the American education system.

This week, we’re releasing our annual report for fiscal year 2021 (July 2020-June 2021).

This is part of a series that introduces you to the people of NLP. This week we interview Eryn Busch.

On Oct. 28, the School Library Journal held SLJ Summit: In Community, a virtual gathering about how community can mean a lot of things, noting that we all work and live in the context of community.

As part of Illinois Public Media’s special week of coverage, “Who’s in charge of the news,” Peter Adams, NLP’s senior vice president of education, helped to empower listeners of The 21st Show with ways to distinguish fact from fiction in the news.

We stand forewarned: If America is to reverse its slide toward becoming an information dystopia, we must not only accept the responsibility of knowing what news and other information to trust, but we must provide the next generation with the means to do so as well.

To help his students recognize credible sources and information, high school teacher Uriah Albrink incorporates science literacy into his curriculum.

The News Literacy Project is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Juice, a current events-focused learning platform.

Join NLP and San Francisco Bay Area-based independent newsroom Local News Matters on Nov. 22  for a virtual, educator-focused NewsLitCamp®.

Join NLP and Detroit Public Schools on Nov. 2 for a virtual, educator-focused NewsLitCamp®.

The News Literacy Project is partnering with the nonprofit We the Veterans to present a webinar on misinformation for service members, vets.

The News Literacy Project, in cooperation with Village Consultancy, is hosting a series of professional learning webinars focused on essential news literacy concepts.

The News Literacy Project offers its congratulations to 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners and journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

Alan C. Miller, News Literacy Project (NLP) founder and CEO, is a winner of AARP’s prestigious Purpose Prize®,  a national award that celebrates people 50 and older who are using their life experience and wisdom to tackle societal challenges and inspire others.

The News Literacy Project’s President and COO, Charles Salter, recently placed an opinion piece in The Cap Times, “For the sake of democracy, teach more civics in schools”.

NLPeople: In this occasional series we profile News Literacy Project staff members. Meet Design Manager Andrea Lin.

Valeria Luquin, NLP’s 2019 Gwen Ifill Student of the Year is a high school senior and has doubled down on her commitment to news literacy.

The News Literacy Project is hosting a four-part series of professional learning webinars focused on essential news literacy concepts.

The News Literacy Project is hosting a four-part series of professional learning webinars focused on essential news literacy concepts.

For the 2nd season of our podcast ‘Is that a fact?’, we look at the origins of false narratives and the actual harm they have caused.

In a new piece for CNBC,  journalist Salvador Rodriguez reported that “QAnon and anti-vaxxers brainwashed kids stuck at home.”

School librarian K.C. Boyd is a passionate advocate for her profession, her students and her entire District of Columbia community.

Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 28 for an important, free, day-long event, Summit: In Community, hosted by the School Library Journal (SLJ). 

Join the News Literacy Project on Twitter on Thursday, Aug. 26, from 4-5 p.m. ET. Throughout the hour, we will ask eight to 10 questions related to the new school year.  Anderson, our staff and anyone else participating can answer using the #NLPChat hashtag.

Are you ready to go back to school? Help your students discern facts from falsehoods with the News Literacy Project.

In this virtual edWebinar on Sept. 2nd, join subject matter expert John Silva and Shaelynn Farnsworth of the News Literacy Project for a conversation about conspiracy theories.

Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, discussed a recent survey examining COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook in an August 4 interview with Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW. 

While discussing the Derek Chauvin murder trial in the death of George Floyd, a student alerts the class about the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.

The News Literacy Project is hosting a four-part series of professional learning webinars focused on essential news literacy concepts.

NewsLitCamp is an immersive, free professional learning experience primarily for middle and high school educators.

NLP’s app is now heavy on TikTok content! Our game-like app, Informable®, has added a Mix-Up Mode made up entirely of videos from the hugely popular social media video platform.

 In part one of a two-part series for the Education for Sustainable Democracy podcast, John Silva, NLP’s senior director of education and training, and Miriam Romais, NLP’s senior manager of educator engagement, discussed the importance of news literacy and strategies to help young people become smart news consumers.

NLP’s John Silva explained in a piece for the nonprofit news site MinnPost why news literacy education  must be integrated into K-12 education across all subject areas and grade levels and be mandated as a high school graduation requirement.